birse

birse

noun \ˈbirs, ˈbərs\

Definition of BIRSE

1

chiefly Scottish : a bristle or tuft of bristles

2

chiefly Scottish : anger

Examples of BIRSE

1. <as the lad's birse is fair up, it'd be best to leave him alone>

Origin of BIRSE

Middle English *birst, from Old English byrst — more at bristle

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to BIRSE

Synonyms

angriness, anger [chiefly Scottish], choler, furor, fury, indignation, irateness, ire, lividity, lividness, mad, madness, mood [archaic], outrage, rage, spleen, wrath, wrathfulness

Antonyms

delight, pleasure

Related Words

aggravation, annoyance, exasperation, irritation, vexation; acrimoniousness, acrimony, animosity, antagonism, antipathy, bile, biliousness, bitterness, contempt, embitterment, empoisonment, enmity, grudge, hostility, rancor; envy, jaundice, jealousy, pique, resentment; malevolence, malice, spite, vengefulness, venom, vindictiveness, virulence, vitriol; belligerence, contentiousness, contrariness, crankiness, disputatiousness, hot-headedness, irascibility, irascibleness, irritability, orneriness, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, quarrelsomeness, querulousness; blowup, flare, flare-up, outburst; chafe, dander, dudgeon, huff, pet, rise, ruffle, temper; air rage, road rage; delirium, heat, passion, warmth

Near Antonyms

calmness, forbearance, patience

Rhymes with BIRSE

burse, curse, Erse, hearse, nurse, perse, purse, terce, terse, verse, worse